Background: Surgeons have historically used age as a preoperative predictor of
postoperative outcomes. Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass due to disease or …

Background Risk assessment is critically important in elective and high-risk interventions,
particularly spine surgery. This narrative review describes the evolution of risk assessment …

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the effect of age on the psoas and posterior
paraspinal muscles (PPM; multifidus muscle and erector spinae) and to evaluate potential …

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a treatment option for severe
aortic valve stenosis. Pre-TAVR assessments, extending beyond anatomy, include …

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the impact of sarcopenia and lumbar paraspinal
muscle composition (PMC) on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after lumbar fusion surgery …

Purpose Sarcopenia, defined as the loss of muscle mass and strength, can hinder
postoperative recovery and raise mortality rates. However, the current evidence on the …

Background Sarcopenia has been purported to be a pre-operative risk factor that affects
patient outcomes in oncological surgery, but no study as of yet has investigated the effect of …

Background. Both low skeletal muscle mass and delirium are prevalent in older hospitalized
patients, while their associations are unclear. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aim …

Dear Editors, The authors thank the writers of the letter for the review and assessment of our
article,“Psoas Muscle Index as a Predictor of Perioperative Outcomes in Geriatric Patients …

I read with great interest the article by Pernik, et al titled “Psoas Muscle Index as a Predictor
of Perioperative Outcomes in Geriatric Patients undergoing Spine Surgery. 1” The research …